The Content helps those who wish to program mobile applications using android platform. The content has been used to conduct mobile application boot camps using android platform on different regions in Tanzania

1. Android Mobile Boot camp
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2. Android Platform Overview
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3. Set Android Emulator
Not a Simulator!
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4. Create new Android project
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5. Android project layout
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6. Android Key Concepts
and building blocks
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7. Activity
Android Key Concepts
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8. Android Widgets
Android Key Concepts
 Button
 TextView
 EditText
 ImageView
 ImageButton
 And many more…..
INPUT
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OUTPUT

9. Android Intents
Android Key Concepts
provides runtime binding
SCREEN 2
[ACTIVITY]
SCREEN 1
[ACTIVITY]
Intent about=new Intent(getApplicationContext(),About.class);
startActivity(about);
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10. Android Intents
Android Key Concepts
Intent intent = new Intent(this, DisplayMessageActivity.class);
Parameters
 Context
 The Class of the app component to which the system should deliver the Intent (in
this case, the activity that should be started)
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11. Android Intents
Android Key Concepts
 Carry Collection of Data to another Activity
 extras
putExtra
 public void sendMessage(View view) {
Intent intent = new Intent(this, DisplayMessageActivity.class);
EditText editText = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.edit_message);
String message = editText.getText().toString();
intent.putExtra(EXTRA_MESSAGE, message);
startActivity(intent);
}
Receive Intent
 Intent intent = getIntent();
String message = intent.getStringExtra(MainActivity.EXTRA_MESSAGE);
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12. XML codes
Android Key Concepts
<LinearLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:background="#008080">
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13. Android Manifest File
Android Key Concepts
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.randomname.costech"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0">
<application android:icon="@drawable/appicon" android:label="@string/app_name">
<activity android:name=".AppStartmenu"
android:label="@string/app_name">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
Think of plane manifest!
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14. Android Manifest File
Android Key Concepts
<activity android:name=".Startmenu"></activity>
<activity android:name=".About"></activity>
<activity android:name=".Help"></activity>
</application>
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="8" />
</manifest>
Think of plane manifest!
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15. Android layouts
Android Key Concepts
 Linear Layout
 Absolute layout
 Frame layout
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16. Android Menus [options menu]
Android Key Concepts
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17. Android Key Concepts
Android Icons
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18. Android Key Concepts
Android App Deployment
APK FILE
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19. 1
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Reference Android App
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20. Get your hands Dirty
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